Aborted Plans For Film Version
Shortly after the novel was released, Tom Hanks expressed great interest in producing a film adaptation, with himself cast in the role of Floyd, and Keir Dullea and Douglas Rain reprising their roles as David Bowman and HAL 9000. These plans never went beyond the initial announcement.
However, in 2010, a screenplay adaptation of 2061 was posted on the 2001:Exhibit website, in the hopes of generating interest in both MGM and WB to adapt the novel into a film.
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